Advice on storm shelters?

[Lonestar_HOYT]

I have been curious about the ones that are installed into an existing garage floor. I even thought about installing them as a side gig. I would be afraid of the house falling on the door and trapping you in there. Anybody ever had one of these installed?

[Buck Shot]

I have a relatively small yard and was wondering the same thing

[flywise]

I have a 40 foot conex for storage. Next week im going to drill 3-4 holes per side for anchors points for steel cables i plan to go over the top of it.
I believe if it is anchored well enough it will be a good shelter

[Stan R]

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[Buck Shot]

Has anyone gotten the FEMA grant?

[gmac]

I have been curious about the ones that are installed into an existing garage floor. I even thought about installing them as a side gig. I would be afraid of the house falling on the door and trapping you in there. Anybody ever had one of these installed?

We looked into this but we have a post tension slab so it was not an option for us. We ended up getting a 4x6 bolted into the garage. All in cost was $3500 I believe. Was a year or two ago. Company we used was called Stormdorms, they were family run and easy to work with.

[furtrapper]

Having seen the devastation tornados have caused, I have seen only one above ground shelter that survived a direct hit, it was in Oklahoma City, poured concrete safe room she used as a clothes closet. She lost her first house to a tornado, and had her safe closet added when she rebuilt. It was all that was left after the second one. Anything else above ground is a waste of good cash. Just my opinion.

[dogman11]

I have been curious about the ones that are installed into an existing garage floor. I even thought about installing them as a side gig. I would be afraid of the house falling on the door and trapping you in there. Anybody ever had one of these installed?

We have one. 80% of it is under my wife's SUV. U can slide the all steel door open with a pin that's on a chain with one push of your foot. The theory is the the car will take most of the weight if the house collapses. On the inside is a heavy duty come along that will move a lot of weight. I don't remember how much, but quite a bit. They have videos on their website. www.flatsafe.com
Hope I never have to use it, but I have peace of mind if we need to. More importantly, my wife has peace of mind...lol
I keep a case of water and some crackers and snacks for the kiddos.

[CWendling]

According to FEMA and the west texas lab that sets the FEMA standard, no one has ever been killed in a FEMA rated shelter, above or below ground. And there have been a few above ground that were hit by F5s in OK and MO in the last few years. So saying the above ground arent as safe, is not true

[bwssr]

in

you can come see ours

[bwssr]

http://jarrellstormshelters.com/

[Stan R]

you can come see ours

I saw yours right after it was installed....

[JP135]

According to FEMA and the west texas lab that sets the FEMA standard, no one has ever been killed in a FEMA rated shelter, above or below ground. And there have been a few above ground that were hit by F5s in OK and MO in the last few years. So saying the above ground arent as safe, is not true

Air travel is by far the safest form of transportation. The statistics prove it! But having worked two airliner crashes, I know sometimes anomalies in the stats show up without warning. I'll take my shelter subterranean.

Having said that, I know below ground can theoretically flood and all of them can be blocked by debris.

In the end, to each his own.

www.flatsafe.com

That's impressive!

[flywise]

Having seen the devastation tornados have caused, I have seen only one above ground shelter that survived a direct hit, it was in Oklahoma City, poured concrete safe room she used as a clothes closet. She lost her first house to a tornado, and had her safe closet added when she rebuilt. It was all that was left after the second one. Anything else above ground is a waste of good cash. Just my opinion.

Would you suggest that the millions of folks who do not have the option for a below ground shelter simply sit in their bed room and wait for certain death?

[Dieselman]

Here's mine being installed last year. 7x7x49. Installed 3800.00. If they have to dig thru rocks there an additional pricing. I'll have to dig up the gents name and number if you want.



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